Struggling to focus? There are so many distractions these days, and it’s hard to know how to sit down and do deep work. Without an intentional plan, you may get to the end of the day and realise you didn’t actually do what you should have done, and you end up feeling frustrated and defeated.

Doing meaningful work is satisfying and important, and in this episode you’ll learn exactly how to focus your attention so that you can work at your best. I explain a two-part framework of how the attention system actually works, and then cover EIGHT strategies and tips that will help you focus based on this attentional framework.

Scientific articles for further reference:

Basu, S., & Banerjee, B. (2023). Potential of binaural beats intervention for improving memory and attention: insights from meta-analysis and systematic review. Psychological Research, 87(4), 951-963.

Beck, M. R., Trenchard, M., Van Lamsweerde, A., Goldstein, R. R., & Lohrenz, M. (2012, September). Searching in clutter: Visual attention strategies of expert pilots. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society annual meeting (Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 1411-1415). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications.

Katsuki, F., & Constantinidis, C. (2014). Bottom-up and top-down attention: different processes and overlapping neural systems. The Neuroscientist, 20(5), 509-521.

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